Case Presentation: A 64 year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease status post 5-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting and subsequent percutaneous coronary intervention, essential hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) presented to the hospital with a 4 month history of chronic progressive abdominal pain and diarrhea with a 70 pound unintentional […]

Case Presentation: A 64 year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease status post 5-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting and subsequent percutaneous coronary intervention, essential hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) presented to the hospital with a 4 month history of chronic progressive abdominal pain and diarrhea with a 70 pound unintentional […]

Case Presentation: 45 year old male with history of prediabetes presented with complaint of postprandial abdominal pain and nausea. Patient was hospitalized a week prior for similar complaint and had upper endoscopy done which was nondiagnostic. Upon admission, abdominal exam was unremarkable. CT Abdomen and Pelvis with contrast was nondiagnostic. Labs were significant for hemoglobin […]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old man with a medical history of nicotine dependence, gastroesophageal disease (GERD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) emphysema sub-type presented to the outpatient clinic for the evaluation of cough and shortness of breath. Cough was said to be productive of light-yellow sputum and he denied any associated fevers or chest pain. […]

Case Presentation: A 50­ year ­old man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) presented with flank pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. On exam, he was febrile, tachycardic, hypotensive, and had right sided CVA tenderness. The ER performed a CT stone protocol, however, imaging demonstrated right sided emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN). Our patient was admitted […]

Case Presentation: This is a 58-year-old woman who presented with substernal chest pressure for a few days prior to admission. The chest pain worsened with exertion and was associated with dyspnea. She denied any risk factors for coronary artery disease. Her blood pressure was 186/112, HR 61, RR 18. Exam revealed a regular heart rate […]